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In the year 2012
959 Notable deaths
Estanislau Basora
Spanish footballer (1926–2012).
Born November 18th, 1926 in Barcelona.
Died March 16th, 2012 at 85 years old in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. [ref]
Friedrich Zimmermann
German politician (1925-2012).
Born July 18th, 1925 in Munich.
Died September 16th, 2012 at 87 years old in Filzmoos. [ref]
Luis Aponte Martínez
Puerto rican catholic cardinal.
Born August 4th, 1922 in Lajas.
Died April 10th, 2012 at 89 years old in San Juan. [ref]
Georg Leber
German politician (spd) (1920-2012).
Born October 7th, 1920 in Obertiefenbach.
Died August 21st, 2012 at 91 years old in Schönau am Königsee.
Maxim of Bulgaria
Bulgarian orthodox patriarch.
Born October 29th, 1914 in Oreshak.
Died November 6th, 2012 at 98 years old in Sofia.
Kurt Maetzig
Film director (1911–2012).
Born January 25th, 1911 in Berlin.
Died August 8th, 2012 at 101 years old in Bollewick. [ref]
Chikage Awashima
Japanese actress (1924-2012).
Born February 24th, 1924 in Tokyo.
Died February 16th, 2012 at 87 years old in Tokyo (cancer).
José Bénazéraf
French film director (1922-2012).
Born January 8th, 1922 in Casablanca.
Died December 1st, 2012 at 90 years old in Chiclana de la Frontera.
J. Bernlef
Dutch writer and translator (1937-2012).
Born January 14th, 1937 in Sint Pancras.
Died October 29th, 2012 at 75 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Noel Kelehan
Irish musician (1935-2012).
Born December 26th, 1935 in Dublin.
Died February 6th, 2012 at 76 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Deaths 621 to 630 of 959
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